Drindal vs Forward
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side โ with what reviewers say about each.
Drindal
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Task, time and project management, synchronized with all your team members across all your devices. Drindal helps you manage your projects and your life by creating tasks and moving them through stages of work until they are done. Use cases include: - Business or personal project management - Family task management like chore charts - Sales pipeline management and CRM - Event management Some features include: - Tags - Custom fields - Dependencies - Checklists - Different ways to view your tasks like Kanban column sections, table, calendar, timeline and more - Full search on any task field - Save filters for quickly viewing only the tasks you want - Workflows to automate task management - User & team management tools - Charts & Dashboards for reporting - Single Sign-On A low cost Drindal subscription provides support for synchronization across all your devices and platforms, and collaboration with other users. Learn more at www.drindal.com. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://www.drindal.com/legal
Forward
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Move work forward. One card at a time. Forward is a clean, focused Kanban board for iPad and iPhone โ nothing more, nothing less. No subscriptions. No cluttered sidebars. No project management overhead. Just five columns, your tasks, and a clear view of what needs to happen next. How it works Add cards to any column. Set priorities, due dates, and descriptions. Move cards between columns as work progresses. Sort and filter by priority to focus on what matters most. What's included - Five-column Kanban board: Backlog, To Do, In Progress, Waiting, Done - Priority levels with color coding: Critical, High, Medium, Low - Due dates, descriptions, and sort controls - Search across all cards instantly - Long-press any card to move it to another column - Export your board as a PDF to save or share - All data stays on your device โ no accounts, no cloud, no tracking One-time purchase. Yours to keep. Try free for 7 days, then unlock forever for a single one-time payment. No subscription, no hidden fees, no upsells.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: Forward at daily against Drindal's every 6 weeks. Forward also leads on iOS requirement (15.1 vs 17.0). On price, ads, in-app purchases and device support there is nothing between them.
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Both are free to download. Drindal sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $5.00 per month and Forward sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Drindal ships an update every 6 weeks, Forward daily. The most recent releases landed on September 12, 2026 and September 18, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Drindal | Forward |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Update frequency | Every 6 weeks | Daily โ better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad, iPod โ better |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 | 15.1 โ better |
| Further details โ not scored | ||
| Size | 61 MB | 25 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Drindal LLC | Carlos Giha |
In-app purchases
Drindal
- Personal Monthly Subscription$5.001 Month
- Family Monthly Subscription$10.001 Month
Forward
- Unlock Forward$4.99





